2002 Jaguar X-Type from North America - Comments

LIMP HOME MODE... just wondering how many x-type owners, who claim to have had this problem, will admit its there fault.

Check out top gear's jeremy clarkson, s-type diesel manual trying to get round the nurburgring in under ten minutes.

He shift's the car from top to 2nd at 110 mph, if he can do it then so can a novice, id like to know how many car's where auto's that went into limp home mode.

I have a 2001 X-Type which cost me a bomb then. Now it has developed the dreaded "Gearbox fault" and cost US$6,000 to fix. The dealer does not care. I was told it's occuring at the rate of 3 cars per year! Look for other brands if you want a more reliable car guys...

I own a 2002 2.5 X-Type.

At first it drove like a dream, but I soon had a engine light, took to a local mechanic, and they gave me the run a round, just taking guesses at what the problem was.

Then I said I will bite the bullet and take to a Jaguar dealership; thinking they're pros at fixing my car, cause that's all they do. Nope, that dealership did not have any better answers and even worse than the local mech.

I ask them to look into where's my anti/freeze going, because I'm always low and have to refill it, which causes my Jaguar to shake when accelerating or hesitate when pressing the gas (anybody else have the same problem, please tell me there's a fix) so the dealership tell me I have a slight oil leak?? But I said what about my coolant? They said it's fine. I said, it's fine, did you notice my broken radiator cap? That's when his face turned red; needless to say I let them have it.

Can help answer my dilemma; my car is losing coolant (don't know where it's going, don't see a leak) and hesitates when I drive it and shakes like it has a fuel filter clogged, but I smell coolent and my heat does not work, just blowing cold air and smells like coolant.

If you have any answers or thoughts on resolving my issues, please e-mail me lokeytech@yahoo.com

2003 X Type - 5 speed - never had a transmission/driverain issue after 56K miles.

On the interstate yesterday I wanted to put the cruise control on at around 70 MPH. I pressed the "ON" switch on the right side of the steering wheel and the pressed what I thought was "SET" - maybe I pressed "RESUME" - they are very close to one another. At any rate, a moment later I could feel the car decelerating. I found that only a little puzzling, merely thinking that the "SET" speed had not kicked in. So I pressed my foot on the gas pedal - no response - I did it again, no response and no increase in RPM's (it was stuck on 1800 RPM's - I couldn't even hear the engine - however I was still going about 50MPH so that didn't surprise me given the road noises). I quickly pulled off the road and saw the dreaded red exclamation point warning light on the display indicating a transmission/powertrain issue. My 16 year-old daughter quickly suggested I turn the car off and on. I did just that and had no issues the rest (60 miles) of the way home - thank God for that I guess.

Upon reading the Owners Manual I can only surmise that attempting to set the Cruise Control somehow triggered a sensor "fault" and the car went into Limp Home Mode. I've never been in LHM before so I don't know if this typically is driver reversible (if it was triggered by a fault) or if it demands a Jaguar mechanic's involvement (if it's a true issue). Any comments welcome.

P.S. I consider myself very fortunate - did not want to limp 60 miles home on a Sunday.

Looking to buy a 2.0SE 2002 X type from a dealer. Only done 25k, 1 owner, FSH. After reviews, should I still buy one, I don't know... Love the look of the car, looks well looked after, what do I do? It's £7500.